K'Ja Johnson had 11 points for the Rattlers (8-19, 4-10), who rallied with a 16-3 run in the first half to get the deficit down to one. The Rattlers were held to 9-of-27 shooting in the first half and finished at 36.5 percent.

Howard scored the next seven points to lead 24-16 and kept its lead in double digits for most of the second half after extending to 34-23 by halftime.